H1296 H1296
Berechiah — personal name meaning 'the LORD has blessed,' borne by several Levites, officials, and the father of Zechariah the prophet
Berechiah (בֶּרֶכְיָה, 'the LORD has blessed') is a theophoric personal name borne by at least seven individuals in the Old Testament, most famously the father of the prophet Zechariah (Zech 1:1, 7). Among the others: a descendant of David in the post-exilic royal line (1 Chr 3:20); a Levitical musician, the father of Asaph the singer (1 Chr 6:39; 15:17); a gatekeeper for the ark (1 Chr 15:23); a Levite who settled in Jerusalem after the exile (1 Chr 9:16); and two men involved in Nehemiah's wall rebuilding — Meshullam son of Berechiah repaired sections of the wall (Neh 3:4, 30). The name's blessing-theology resonates with the prophetic hope Zechariah proclaimed. Spanish 'Berequías' and French 'Bérékia' approximate the Hebrew.
Senses
1. Berechiah (proper name) — A theophoric personal name meaning 'the LORD has blessed,' borne by multiple Old Testament figures. Most notably the father (or grandfather) of the prophet Zechariah (Zech 1:1, 7). Also: (a) a post-exilic descendant of David (1 Chr 3:20); (b) the father of Asaph the Levitical musician (1 Chr 6:39; 15:17); (c) a doorkeeper for the ark during its transfer to Jerusalem (1 Chr 15:23); (d) an Ephraimite chief who opposed enslaving Judean captives (2 Chr 28:12); (e) the father of Meshullam who repaired Jerusalem's wall (Neh 3:4, 30); (f) a Levite resettled in Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:16). Spanish 'Berequías' and English 'Berechiah' are the standard forms. 11×
AR["برِكْياهو", "بَرَخْيا", "بَرَكِيَّا", "بَرَكِيَّاهُو", "بَرَكْيَا", "وَ-برِكيا", "وَ-بَرَكِيَّا", "وَبَرَكْيَا"]·ben["ও-বেরিখিয়", "ও-বেরেখিয়", "ও-বেরেখীয়া", "বেরিখিয়-এর", "বেরিখিয়ের", "বেরেখিয়", "বেরেখিয়াহু", "বেরেখিয়ের", "বেরেখীয়ের"]·DE["Berechja", "[ברכיהו]", "[וברכיה]"]·EN["Berechiah", "Berekhyah", "Berekhyahu", "and-Berekhyah"]·FR["Bérékia", "bénédiction", "et-Bérékia"]·heb["ברכיה", "ברכיהו", "ו-ברכיה"]·HI["और-बेरेक्याह", "बेरेक्या-के", "बेरेक्याह-का", "बेरेक्याह-के", "बेरेक्याहू", "बेरेक्याहू-के"]·ID["Berekhya", "dan-Berekhya"]·IT["Berechia", "e-Berechia"]·jav["Berekhya", "Bèrèkhya", "Bèrèkhyahu", "Bérèkhya", "Bérékhia", "Lan-Bèrèkhya", "lan-Bèrèkhya"]·KO["그-와-베레기야", "그리고-베레걨", "베레가의", "베레갸야가", "베레갸와", "베레건의", "베레검-의", "베레겄의", "베레기야"]·PT["Berekhyah", "Berekhyahu", "Berekyah", "Berekyahu", "E-Berekhyah", "e-Berechyah", "e-Berekhyah"]·RU["Берехия", "Берехьи", "Берехьяху", "и-Берехия", "и-Берехья"]·ES["Berequyahu", "Berequías", "Y-Berequías", "y-Berequya", "y-Berequías"]·SW["Berekia", "Berekya", "na-Berekia", "na-Berekya"]·TR["Berekya", "Berekya'nın", "Ve-Berekya", "ve-Berekya"]·urd["اور-برکیاہ", "اور-بریکیاہ", "برکیاہ", "برکیاہ-کا", "بریکیاہ-کا", "و-برکیہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְבֶרֶכְיָ֫הוּ n.pr.m. ( = יְבָרֶכְיָהוּ s. Yah blesseth Ges§ 27, 3) father of a Zechariah in Isaiah’s time Is 8:2; usually in abbreviated form as foll.: בֶּרֶכְיָה, 1. son of Zerubbabel 1 Ch 3:20. 2. a Levite guard of the ark 1 Ch 9:16; 15:23. 3. father of Meshullam, one of Nehemiah’s chiefs Ne 3:4, 30; 6:18. 4. father of the prophet Zechariah Zc 1:1 = בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ v 7; בֶּרֶכְיָהוּ also 5. father of Asaph 1 Ch 6:24; 15:17. 6. Ephraimite chief 2 Ch 28:12.